Deciduous Definition

dĭ-sĭjo͝o-əs
adjective
Shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season.
Deciduous trees.
American Heritage
Falling off or out at a certain season or stage of growth, as some leaves, antlers, insect wings, or milk teeth.
Webster's New World
Shedding leaves annually.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to the primary teeth.
American Heritage
Short-lived; temporary.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Deciduous

  • From Latin dēciduus from dēcidere to fall off dē- de- cadere to fall kad- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“fall down”)

    From Wiktionary

Deciduous Sentence Examples

  • Small, thin, deciduous scales equally cover nearly the entire body.

  • The best season for transplanting deciduous trees is during the early autumn months.

  • The higher elevations are covered by dense forests of fir and larch, and the lower slopes with deciduous trees.

  • Cuttings of deciduous plants should be taken off after the fall of the leaf.

  • The forests are composed of the birch, oak and other deciduous trees, the soil is dry, and the woodlands are divided by green prairies.

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